Mouth saver



l. VON SOSDY MOUTH SAVER Filed May 21, 1956 Oct. 15, 1957 RAYS [VA/v W)BY SOURCE OF IN VEN TOR. N S os by.

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' 0 r in" g United States Patent MOUTH SAVER Ivan von Sosdy, Canas,Gordas Via Golfito, Costa Rica, assignor of part interests to MarySzacsvay, Elizabeth Mohaupt, Stephen De Harasthy, and Calvin W. PremApplication May 21, 1956, Serial No. 586,080

4 Claims. (Cl. 128-136) My invention relates to a mouth saver which hasfor its purpose the prevention of the premature falling out of theteeth, and treatment of gums, tongue, throat, tonsil and mouth diseasesthrough the bacterial and regenerative process of the sun-rays,particularly the ultra-violet rays.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a device which iscapable of being held in the mouth and while the mouth is held openpermits thev inside of the mouth cavity to be exposed to certaindesirable rays, particularly ultra-violet rays which are filteredthrough a membrane.

Another object of my invention is to provide a mouth saver which may beused as a preventative, that is as sun-bathers protect their eyes withsun glasses, the premature falling out of teeth may be prevented byusing the mouth saver.

Another object of my invention is to provide a therapeutic devicewhereby diseases of the mouth, gums, and throat may be treated, with theuse of filtered sunlight.

The device is especially usable in the treatment of bleeding gums,inflammation of the gums, inflammation of the mouth tissues, stomatitisulcerosa, trench mouth,-

phlegrnonosa, tuberculosis of the tonsil, diphtheria, glossitis acutadiifusa, and ulcer in the mouth, etc.

This device is to be used in addition to the regular specifics which arenormally indicated for the various conditions described above.

Other objects and objects relating to details of construction andeconomies of operation will definitely appear from the detaileddescription to follow. In one instance, I have accomplished the objectsof my invention by the device shown and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of the human face showing the mouth device inposition and through which light rays are passed.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of my device.

Figure 3 is a view in right side elevation of my device.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of my device.

Figure 5 is a rear view of the device shown in Figure 1 and to anenlarged scale.

In the drawings the same reference numerals refer to the same partsthroughout the several views.

In general my invention comprises a metal frame having a plastic sheetfastened thereto. The metal frame is provided with a pair of flanges,one at the top and the other at the bottom, which are adapted to restagainst the upper and lower lip respectively. When the flanges areproperly positioned the plastic material covers the opening of the mouthcavity. My invention comprises a therapeutic device for treating theinterior of a humans mouth with ultraviolet rays, which consists of asubstanice tially open rectangular frame having spaced upper anc' lowercross members to accommodate the bite of the upper and lower frontteeth, with a filter member attached to the ends of the frame to filterrays other than ultraviolet rays.

Thus by positioning the device in the mouth and then by exposing'thisportion of the face to the desired light rays the filtered rays arepermitted to enter into the mouth and accomplish their curative work.

My invention consists of a metal frame 10, which is formed by a piece ofwire and has two upper tie bars 11 and 12 one provided at each side.

The upper tie bars extend downwardly and are joined at their ends by apair of brace cross members 13 and 14. Afixed to the brace or crossmembers are flanges. One flange 17 is provided at one end and anotherflange 18 at the other end against which the upper and lower gums mayrest. The brace or cross members 13, and 14, and tie bars 11 and 12 forman open substantially rectangular frame to accommodate the bite of theupper and lower front teeth.

Provided in the metal frame is a piece of transparent material 19,through which the light rays are filtered. It can be readily understoodthat various rays may be filtered into the mouth cavity dependent uponthe type of filter which is used.

My invention is specifically pointed out in the claim which is appendedhereto.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A therapeutic device for treating the interior of a humans mouth withultraviolet rays, said device comprising an open substantiallyrectangular frame having spaced upper and lower cross members toaccommodate the bite of the upper and lower front teeth, a membraneattached to the ends of the frame to filter rays other than theultraviolet, whereby when the frame is held in ones teeth the mouth isopen but covered by the membrane to permit the passage of ultravioletrays into the mouth.

2. A device as in claim 1 in which the upper and lower cross members arecurved upwardly and downwardly so as to be behind the teeth when in thebite thereof.

3. A device as in claim 2 in which the frame is provided forwardly ofthe upper and lower cross members with flanges that are engaged by thelips when the device is in place.

4. A device for filtering sun rays into the mouth cavity, comprising apair of tie bars, a pair of brace members joined to said tie bars, oneof said brace members being fixed at its ends to the ends of the tiebars, the other of said brace members being fixed at its ends to theother ends of said tie bars, each of said brace members curved away fromits respective tie bar, a pair of flanges secured to said tie bars andlying adjacent to said braces, and a piece of sun ray filtering materialattached to said tie bars and covering the space between said tie barsand said flanges.

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